Disembodied fruit fly brain joins the crypto speculation swarm
If you want to understand how 2026 is going, in March The Register reported that scientists had connected a simulated fruit fly brain to a virtual body and let it wander around a virtual world. Now another simulated fly nervous system is trading crypto. Behold...
AT&T store worker gets 16 months inside for SIM-swap side hustle
A former AT&T retail worker who used his system access to hijack customers' phone numbers for cybercriminals has been sentenced to 16 months in federal prison. Kenneth Carter, 44, carried out the SIM swaps at a store in Portland, Oregon, , allowing the criminals...
Broccoli sprouts recalled as Salmonella outbreak sickens 22 people across 4 states
There’s another recall affecting sprouts, but this time it’s not the alfalfa variety. Instead, this sprout recall is linked to broccoli sprouts that have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. So far, the outbreak linked to the broccoli sprouts has sickened...
Nscale adds former OpenAI exec Fidji Simo to its board ahead of potential IPO
The No. 2 exec at OpenAI also led Instacart through its IPO in 2023.
Hackaday Podcast Episode 386: Doomscroll Tamagotchis, Clavichords, and Vibrotrucks
In this specially-numbered podcast episode that lines up quite nicely with our Retrocomputing Challenge, Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos met over surprisingly low-latency and loud beverages to bring you the best of the previous week’s hacks. But first, the news....
U.S. makes progress in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but the Iran war is far from over
In recent weeks, the United States has succeeded in loosening Iran’s grip over the Strait of Hormuz while virtually shutting down Iran’s own oil exports, accelerating its economic free fall.But the war launched by the U.S. and Israel in February — intended to last a...
The Last 24 Hours Are the Opening Scene in a Horror Movie
Article URL: https://www.honest-broker.com/p/the-last-24-hours-are-the-opening Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49660707 Points: 16 # Comments: 4
The AI Takeover Checklist: A Devil’s Advocate Audit
Article URL: https://nochan.net/b/Internet-Crap/20260910-Asked-Claude-For-A-Checklist/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49660923 Points: 3 # Comments: 1
Google Finally Launches the Windows Version of Its Gemini App
It's available on Windows 10 and 11.
Godot and Rust based multiplexer (terminal panes and more)
Article URL: https://github.com/godot-pty/gpty Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49660676 Points: 3 # Comments: 1
Hacker News with reduced priority for AI driven content
Article URL: https://sprinklz.io/public/pdwt4dve5uai Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49660482 Points: 11 # Comments: 5
GitLab Vulnerability Exploited One Day After Disclosure
The critical-severity path traversal flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the GitLab server. The post GitLab Vulnerability Exploited One Day After Disclosure appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Matt Mullenweg tells Automattic staff in Slack he’s back in control after ouster
Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/11/matt-mullenweg-tells-automattic-staff-in-slack-hes-back-in-control-after-ceo-ouster/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49660104 Points: 19 # Comments: 1
Google Quietly Retires the Pixel Tablet
The single-generation device launched in 2023.
4 Ways to Win a Hackathon (None of Them Is Writing Code)
Written by Tudor Evans. As Jean-Luc Godard once said, every story has a beginning, a middle and an end - but not necessarily in that order. Allow me, then, to start at the end, and tell you that I won my company’s annual hackathon (well, I won in one of three...
Running Out of Ideas? We Got Chu.
Let me tell you one thing right off the bat - You are NOT out of ideas! Maybe you’re too busy rejecting them before even giving them a proper chance. (Don’t do that to yourself) As simple as it might sound, what I just said is a real problem for a lot of writers. Idea...
Three Security Boundaries for Hosting Untrusted, AI-Generated HTML
Building a self-contained interactive page takes minutes now, and increasingly a model does it. The hosting was built on the assumption that whoever wrote the file, person or model, cannot be trusted. One of our products lets a small team of admins publish...
The TechBeat: How I Built a Data Pipeline From Scratch Using Python (9/11/2026)
How are you, hacker? 🪐Want to know what's trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set email preference here. ## How I Used AI to Trace 12 Generations of My Family Tree By @nfrankel [...
Stablecoin Cards Have Amassed a Massive Following, With Some Now Competing With Credit Cards
An unassuming change seems to have swept the global finance arena, one that has seen crypto-linked payment cards being used more and more with each passing month. To date, these offerings have facilitated over $759 million in transactions just last month alone (up...
Anchorage Digital Adds Support for Frgmnt’s fUSD as Stablecoin Protocol Targets Institutions
The integration will allow institutional clients to hold, mint, stake, unstake and redeem Frgmnt’s fUSD through Anchorage Digital’s platform. Stablecoin protocol Frgmnt has partnered with Anchorage Digital to expand institutional access to its fUSD stablecoin and...
How to Pay for Subscriptions With Crypto? Using the MEXC Global Card for Streaming, AI Tools & SaaS
Add up what leaves your account each month without you touching it: a streaming plan, an AI assistant, cloud storage, a design tool you keep meaning to cancel. When the money you hold is USDT, paying that stack means withdrawing first, waiting on the transfer, then...
Tokenized Stocks vs Real Stocks vs Stock Futures: Wall Street Without Walls and Know What You Own
In September 2026, AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron publicly objected to Robinhood offering a stock token linked to AMC without the company’s involvement. The dispute looked, at first, like a debate about tokenization. It was really a debate about a more basic...
Roblox is making it easier to build games with AI — and play them outside Roblox
Roblox will allow creator to deploy their games across PC< consoles, and mobile as standalone apps
What Byzantine Fault Tolerance Can Teach Us About Trust in Multi-Agent AI Systems
Every time I read another piece about AI agents needing better identity systems, I keep thinking about a question identity doesn't answer. Say every agent in your pipeline is fully verified. Signed credential, scoped token, clean audit trail back to the human who...
Show HN: Hacker News, without AI
Article URL: https://hcker.news/?ai=exclude Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49659647 Points: 14 # Comments: 12
California Establishes Framework for Independent AI Assessors
California creates standards and a registry for independent AI assessors. Learn what the new framework could mean for businesses and IT leaders. The post California Establishes Framework for Independent AI Assessors appeared first on TechRepublic.
iPhone Duo vs. iPhone 18 Pro + iPad Mini: Can One Foldable Really Replace Both?
The $1,999 iPhone Duo can replace some iPhone-and-iPad-mini workflows, but price, cameras, Pencil support, and app needs complicate the choice. The post iPhone Duo vs. iPhone 18 Pro + iPad Mini: Can One Foldable Really Replace Both? appeared first on TechRepublic.
EU Gets Access to Anthropic Cyber AI — But Not Its Newest Model
ENISA has gained access to Anthropic’s Mythos 5, giving EU officials a chance to independently test the cyber AI after months of negotiations. The post EU Gets Access to Anthropic Cyber AI — But Not Its Newest Model appeared first on TechRepublic.
Vic Mensa On The Business Of Creativity
Vic Mensa, the mind behind the viral orange tree videos and “The Vic Mensa Show,” breaks down his creative process, diving into everything from cinematography to typeface design.
Diesel prices in the U.S. jump past $6 a gallon, straining transport costs for these grocery items
Diesel prices in the U.S. hit yet another record on Friday, soaring past $6 a gallon on average as Washington’s war with Iran disrupts the world’s flow of fuel.The national average of $6.05 is up from $5.85 last week and $3.70 this time last year, according to motor...